Even though you are accurately working on the project and why the value of BAN is not increasing its price, what are the major problems you are facing and it will surely help you to get community demand coin, so always try talking with the community about your future and it will be sure to increase the demand for the coin.
Developer still active and working on the project. I guess major problem with banano is in utility of coin it self, with less of utility will make banano bit dificult to grow.
Btw i have source of web platform(can not to say here), but still using fiat as payment gateway. I need to use API if want to work with crypto. if banano team interested can contact me by PM
Hard to give a brief answer to the points you're making, but here's my try:
The aim of BANANO is not to pump its price, the aim is growth of the ecosystem and community, and ultimately use. Still, since BANANO is having ongoing free distribution without the price going down that's already a good sign in my personal opinion, resembling the community growth.
I don't really see any of the problems you're mentioning, BANANO is used in thousands of on-chain transactions (mostly tipping at social media) between its users daily, everything is growing, times are exciting. We are still under the radar and that's maybe good to some extent.
Compared to coins having smart contracts, BANANO as a pure currency surely has less fancy utility, but as said that's fine, it's used for what it's made and the community is growing pretty nice.
Your web platform related to a fiat gateway sounds interesting, will PM. Thanks!
EDIT: Somehow hit enter too fast, finished now